Mayan Ceremony

There is a Mayan Church in Chichicastenango

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It was less weird because it’s Vatican approved, but it still has a lot of candles.

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The Mayan Ceremony we went to was outdoors, because it wouldn’t have been allowed in the church.

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I’m not sure if that’s because it involved drawing a skull in sugar

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Or because it involves heaping a bunch of flammable things and setting them on fire.

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There were candles at the four compass points too, but that’s a normal church level of fire.

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The first layer of the heap is pinecones

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Then candles, chocolates and cigars.

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Then they lit everything on fire

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After it was burning they tossed some more candles into the fire.

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